after reviewing send4help's photos of the end caps being loose I decided to dis-assemble my 17. Good thing. Only one of the 4 end caps was actually screwed down tight. I was able to move the other three from an 1/8 to almost 1/4 inch. All the screws were loose. (yeah, mine too ) I removed the screws and shot a little two part semi-flexible epoxy into the holes and re-mounted the end caps. Now I will reassemble and find something else that needs fixing PS - thanks Dan!

_________________The fact that this windy world is largely covered in water obviously means that man was meant to sail.